29] Palestine in the
Democratic Party Platforms: 1988 and 2016 – Sept, 14

30] Film SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN –
Sept, 14

31] BLOOD IN THE WATER – Sept, 14

32] Learn about Syria – Sept, 14

33]State of Muslims
in America –
Sept. 15

34] Reform the criminal
justice system – Sept. 15

35]The Future of Arms
Control and Strategic Stability
-- Sept. 15

36]How Everything Became War – Sept.
15

37] Future of
Nuclear Security – Sept. 15

38] Are you a socialist? – Sept. 15

39]Constitution Day – Sept. 15

40]We Stand
with the Oceti Sakowin – Sept. 15

41] Defend Solar Energy –
Sept. 15

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23] --- Protest to tell President Obama: Stop The
Dakota Access Pipeline on Tues., Sept. 13 from 5 to 6 PM
at the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC. People around the
country are taking part in a day of action in solidarity with the Standing Rock
Sioux Tribe against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Call on President Obama
to instruct the Army Corps of Engineers to revoke the permits for this dirty
oil pipeline! Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/336913836658578/.

24] --- See “Blood on the Mountain” at Takoma
Busboys & Poets, 235 Carroll St. NW, WDC, on Tues., Sept. 13 at 6 PM.
A searing investigation into the economic and environmental injustices that
have resulted from industrial control in West Virginia. This brand-new feature
documentary details the struggles of a hard-working, misunderstood people, who
have historically faced limited choices and have never benefited fairly from
the rich, natural resources of their land. The film delivers a striking
portrait of a fractured population, exploited and besieged by corporate
interests, and abandoned by the powers elected to represent them. RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-blood-on-the-mountain-tickets-27034006441.

26] --- On Tues., Sept. 13 from 7 to 9 PM in
the Great Hall of the Silver Spring Civic Building, 1 Veterans Place, Silver
Spring 20910, the Chesapeake Climate Action Network will celebrate the big
gains the clean energy revolution has made in our region and honor the key
legislators whose support made those gains possible. Join them for a chance to
clink glasses with some of our region’s leading elected officials and climate
champions, meet other passionate climate activists like yourself, and leave
inspired build on this year’s victories in the months and years to come, all
while enjoying delicious hors d’oeuvres, All proceeds support CCAN and
our work to bring new wind and solar power to our region’s homes and
businesses, shut down the dirtiest coal plants, and protect our communities
from major new dirty energy sources liked fracked gas. Register at https://org.salsalabs.com/o/423/p/salsa/donation/common/public/?donate_page_KEY=13818.

27] – NATSECDEF 2016:
Defending Human and Civil Rights in a Growing National Security State will take
place at the Rafik B. Hariri Bldg., 37th & O Sts. NW, WDC, on Wed., Sept.
14 from 9 AM to 3 PM. The relationship between national
security and civil rights is a delicate balance, as consistently illustrated
through the Guantanamo military commissions. Beyond the commissions, however,
U.S. policies ranging from extraordinary rendition to domestic surveillance
have raised debates regarding the effectiveness of “counter-terrorism policy” and
the toll on the international human rights and domestic civil rights regimes.
Further, many U.S. policies almost exclusively focus on Muslims and Muslim
Americans, thus buttressing existing societal Islamophobia. This conference
will bring together experts, scholars, advocates, and activists to discuss the
most pressing national security issues and how they are being constructed and
addressed. Moreover, the goal of the conference will be to make
cross-disciplinary connections in order to propose challenges to combat the
national security state that exists in contradiction to a democratic United
States. RSVP at natsecdef@gmail.com.

28] – DC #NoDAPL
Solidarity Action is happening at 16 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, WDC, on Wed., Sept.
14 from 11 AM to 2 PM. Stand in solidarity with the Red
Warrior and Sacred Stone Camps fighting the Dakota Access Pipeline in North
Dakota. Organizers with BeyondExtremeEnergy.org invite you to join in
responding to the call to action from those on the frontline of this fight (www.nodaplsolidarity.org). They will
rally in Lafayette Park before marching to a nearby bank branch identified in
the call to action as a major financial backer of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
They will picket the bank and flier people on the street. Participants
are asked to bring signs and noise-makers! Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/103962623396410/.

29] – Palestine in the
Democratic Party Platforms: 1988 and 2016 will be discussed at 2425 Virginia
Ave. NW, WDC 20037, on Wed., Sept. 14 at 12:30 PM. In 1988 and 2016 the issue
of Palestinian rights factored into the internal Democratic Party platform
debate. In both instances the efforts were led by progressive presidential
candidates – Jesse Jackson in 1988 and Bernie Sanders in 2016 – both of whom
had galvanized significant multi-ethnic, multi-racial coalitions. Dr. James
Zogby will discuss why it is imperative to examine these experiences
comparatively in terms of their commonalities, their differences, and the
lessons that can be learned from each of the two campaigns.

Dr.
James J. Zogby is the founder and president of the Arab American Institute
(AAI), a Washington, D.C.-based organization which serves as the political and
policy research arm of the Arab American community. Since 1985, Dr. Zogby and
AAI have led Arab American efforts to secure political empowerment in the
United States. He was recently appointed to the Democratic Party’s platform
drafting committee by Senator Bernie Sanders. He is a member of the Executive
Committee of the Democratic National Committee, co-chair of the party’s
Resolutions Committee, and Chair of its Ethnic Council. In September 2013,
President Obama appointed Dr. Zogby to the United States Commission on
International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an independent, bipartisan U.S.
federal government commission dedicated to defending the universal right to
freedom of religion or belief abroad. Dr. Zogby was reappointed to a second
term in 2015. Visit http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/events/upcoming/palestine-democratic-party-platforms-1988-2016.

30] –
A free screening of the acclaimed Oscar-winning documentary 'Searching For
Sugarman,' as part of the Charm City Film Series, will happen on Wed., Sept. 14
at 6:30 PM at the Baltimore
Ethical Society, Congress hotel, 306 W. Franklin St., Baltimore 21201. RSVPs are greatly appreciated, but not mandatory: http://www.meetup.com/Charm-City-Film-Series/events/233706151/.

31] – HEATHER ANN
THOMPSON PRESENTS "BLOOD IN THE WATER: THE ATTICA PRISON UPRISING OF 1971
AND ITS LEGACY" on Wed., Sept. 14 at 7:30 PM at Red Emma's
Bookstore Coffeehouse, 30 W. North Ave., Baltimore 21201. The Attica uprising ended with law enforcement shooting
scores of unarmed men. No one has ever been held accountable for these
killings. Her new book presents a gripping account of the rebellion behind the
Attica prison walls 45 years ago this September, and the subsequent brutal
retaking of the prison by law enforcement. Drawing on documents never before
seen by the public, she paints the fullest picture to date of the state
violence—including outright extrajudicial killing of prisoners—that was used to
crush the uprising, and the depths to which the state went to cover up these
facts and protect the officers involved. Call
443-602-7585. Go to http://www.redemmas.org.

32] – Learn more about
Syria: join a call with Phyllis Bennis sponsored by Progressive Democrats of
America on Wed., Sept. 14 at 9 PM EST. Call
605-562-3140. The access code is 952870#. Progressive
Democrats of America as part of End Wars and Occupations is hosting a webinar
The Many Wars of Syria with Phyllis Bennis on Wed., Sept. 14 at 9 PM EST.
Call 605-562-3140, and then use this access code - 952870#.

33] – State
of Muslims in America, What is Happening? is the theme of the discussion on Thurs.,
Sept. 15 from 11 AM to 1 PM at the United Methodist Building, 100 Maryland Ave.
NE, WDC 20002. Join in a monthly conversation series to update fellow
Muslims and fellow Americans about the current issues and possible solutions.
Zaki Barzinji is charged with the big task of engaging the Muslim community
across North America. He is the Associate Director of Public Engagement
and serves as the White House liaison to Muslim-American communities and other
faiths, including Sikhs, Buddhists, Hindus, and others. Go to http://www.AmericanMuslimInstitution.org/events.
RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/state-of-muslims-in-america-tickets-27394463578.

34] – As part of
Maryland’s efforts to reform the criminal justice system, Gov. Hogan started an
initiative to study the consequences of incarceration for former inmates. In
December 2015, he directed the Governor’s Office of Crime Control & Prevention
to create a working group to study the legal and regulatory barriers many
ex-offenders face when they are released from prison. “These consequences have
a lasting impact, making it more difficult for ex-offenders to re-enter
society, find a job, and fully engage in the community,” said Governor Hogan.
The workgroup must submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the
Governor in December 2016.

This
working group met for the first time on Sept. 1, 2016. The workgroup is
planning two stakeholder meetings in which stakeholders, such as returning
citizens and the people who help them find employment, can give input.
Locations will be announced on the workgroup’s website. Here are the dates:
Thurs., Sept. 15 from 12 to 3 PM, location in Annapolis to be announced; and
Fri., Oct. 14 from 1 to 3 PM, location in Baltimore to be announced. The
workgroup plans three more meetings, all of which are open to the public. All
will be in Annapolis, most likely in the Legislative Hearing Room: Mon., Sept.
26, 12 to 3 PM, Mon., Oct. 31, 10 AM to 1 PM, and Tues., Nov. 15 from 12 to 3
PM. Complete notes from the first meeting are available at http://www.ma4jr.org/workgroup-0901/.

36] – On Thurs.,
Sept. 15 from 12:15 to 1:45 PM at New America, 740 15th St. NW, Suite
900, WDC 20005, hear How Everything Became War, featuring Rosa
Brooks @brooks_rosa -
author, “How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything.” She
is senior fellow, New America International Security Program. Her talk
will be moderated by Peter Bergen @peterbergencnn,
director, New America International Security Program.

37] – The
CISSM Forum/Development Circle “The Future of Nuclear Security" is on Thurs.,
Sept. 15 from noon to 1:15 PM with Nickolas Roth, CISSM Research Fellow,
and Research Associate at the Project on Managing the Atom in the Belfer Center
for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University. His research focuses
on nuclear nonproliferation, nuclear security, and the nuclear policy-making
process. Before coming to Harvard, he spent a decade in the NGO world working
on nuclear policy. He served as a policy analyst at the Union of Concerned
Scientists, where he wrote extensively about long-term U.S. plans to modernize
the U.S. nuclear stockpile and its supporting industrial infrastructure. Mr.
Roth also served as the Program Director for the Alliance for Nuclear
Accountability, where he helped create legislation to improve accountability
and project management within the Department of Energy.The CISSM Forum is held in 1203 Van Munching Hall,
College Park, MD 20742. It is open to the public (no RSVPs required) and is
supported by the Yamamoto-Scheffelin Endowment for Policy Research. Email cissm@umd.edu. Go to http://cissm.umd.edu/events/cissm-forumdevelopment-circle-%E2%80%9C-future-nuclear-security.

39] – Catch the Constitution Day panel on Thurs., Sept. 15 at 7 PM at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Falvey Hall,
1301 W. Mount Royal Ave., Baltimore. ACLU of Maryland and
Maryland Institute College of Art sponsor the annual Constitution Day
symposium. The topic is “Immigration, Racism, and the Changing Face of the
Nation.” Panelists are E. J. Dionne, Washington Post columnist; Marielena
Hincapie, executive director of the National Immigration Law Center; and
Margarita Cabrera, Mexican-American artist. Admission is free but arrive early
to get tickets, because the event has been full in the past. See http://www.meetup.com/humanism-194/events/233959348/.

41] –Help defend solar
energy! Register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/438594465660321538.
Solar energy needs to be
affordable and available if we’re to transition off of the dirty fuels that
sicken us and damage the climate. Find out how to remove the barriers and
support the growth of rooftop solar energy. Participate in a Physicians for
Social Responsibility webinar The Fight for Solar on Thurs., Sept. 15 from 8:30 to 9:30
PM.
ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council, is introducing legislation in
multiple states to squelch rooftop solar. One example is the spate of proposed
laws to undercut "net metering," the requirement that utilities
reimburse fairly the electricity that solar panel owners put back into the
electrical grid.

Go
to http://baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com/.
"The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has
always fought the battles. The master class has had all to gain and nothing to
lose, while the subject class has had nothing to gain and everything to
lose--especially their lives." Eugene Victor Debs